NWS Climate Services Seminar SeriesIn Collaboration With NOAA Climate Connection TeamSydney Levitus
Sydney Levitus, a pioneer of ocean climate science and ocean warming studies, completed his 39-year career at NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center in June 2013. Syd made significant contributions to the scientific and ocean data management communities, and promoted the importance of ocean climatologies long before many other climate scientists. Sydney served as director of the Word Data Center for Oceanography and chief of the Ocean Climate Laboratory at NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center.

"Assessing the past, predicting the future and delivering a local perspective on global climate today."

Our VisionAn engaged, responsive NWS that delivers state-of-the-art, timely, and reliable climate information and decision support services to help the Nation address environmental impacts.Our MissionTo ensure NWS has the capacity to develop and deliver reliable climate services integrated with weather and water information through user engagement, policy development, data stewardship, incorporation of research into operations, training, education, and outreach in collaboration with partners.